​The Northridge High School men's basketball coach, Jeff Lisath, spoke to the club at the May 3 meeting. Coach Lisath has finished his third year as the Polar Bears coach, leading them to three consecutive SWBL Conference titles, and one District Title.

Coach Lisath (right) receives a certificate of thanks from club president Rick Snider

The Northridge Optimist Club met at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center, 6800 Hoke Road, on Tuesday, April 26th to present Clara Follin (left) and Bailey Williams (right) each with a $1,000 Northridge Optimist Club Scholarship. Northridge High School is the home school for both. These students, their families, all of the Optimists and school representatives enjoyed a wonderful lunch in celebration of these students’ academic accomplishments. Congratulations to both.

The club wishes to thank the MVCTC and staff for hosting this event. Special thanks also to the MVCTC and Northridge H.S. counselors for their support in the selection process.

​The speaker at the April 19 meeting was Karen McQuery of Artemis Center. In June 1985, Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence was established as Artemis House. Founded by a small group of women, often working without pay, Artemis was to provide services beyond the traditional housing and safety offered by shelters. By providing information and support, Artemis empowers victims to make decisions and choices that will lead to safety for themselves and their children.

President Rick presents a certificate of thanks to Karen McQuery

Scholarship Awards:

The club meeting of April 26 will be held at Miami Valley Career Technology Center for the presentation of two scholarships to MVCTC students whose home school is Northridge. ​These scholarship recipients are selected by counselors at MVCTC in conjunction with the Northridge H.S. counselor. The scholarships are funded by the Northridge Optimist Scholarship fund administered by The Dayton Foundation.

Several additional scholarships will be presented to Northridge High School students at the Northridge High School Awards Ceremony in the High School Auditorium on May 18. These will include the Northridge Optimist Club Scholarships (administered by The Dayton Foundation) and the Cargill/Northridge Optimist Club Scholarships funded by Cargill.

Northridge Optimist Club in the News:

The March 27 edition of The Dayton Daily News mentioned two of our club projects on page B2 of the State and Local section. It highlighted some Northridge School news, and included photos from our Pass/Shoot/Dribble event, and the Essay Contest awards. A copy is downloadable from the "Northridge Optimist Club in the News" button on the right.

33rd Annual Scholarship Scramble Date:

The date has been scheduled for the Northridge Optimist Club 33rd Annual Scholarship Scramble golf outing. The event is a fund raiser for Northridge area youth activities and scholarships. The date is Friday, September 23, 2016.CLICK HERE to download a pdf file of a "Save the Date" flyer for printing or e-mailing.

A Promotional Flyer with Registration information is now available for downloading.CLICK HEREto download a pdf file of the registration info. More information will be available in the coming weeks, so watch this Bulletin Board for more announcements.

Presidents Club / MVMAA Golf Outing:The Presidents Club of Dayton, in conjunction with the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association is hosting the 36th Annual Bob Chiles Classic golf outing on May 13, 2016. The event will be held at Twin Base Golf Club, WPAFB, and benefits charitable programs, including WPAFB Fisher/Nightingale House. Click Here for information.

Meeting Alerts:

• The meeting of April 26 will be held at MVCTC instead of our regular location at Brixx. • There will not be a regular club meeting on Tuesday, May 10 due to the Presidents Club event on Thursday of that week.

Community Links:

Some links of interest to the Northridge area are posted in the panel at the right (see the red buttons under "Other Northridge Links"). They are for The Northidge Alumni Bear Facts website, the Northridge Schools website, and the Northridge Schools facebook page. One good way to show support of the community is to patronize the alumni businesses that are listed on the alumni website: http://www.northridgealumni.org/id11.html.